Washington County News | 1900-02-17 | Page 3 | Buller Fails Again

BULLER FAILS AGAIN. Third Attempt to Itclievo T.udysmUh Faila. London accepts as true the Boer statement that General Buller has failed again. These statements were passed by British censor at Aden February Feb-ruary 9th and are read in the light of Mr. Balfour's announcement in the Commons that Gen. Bailer is not pressing press-ing his advance. The despatches from the Boer Head Laager follow: Boer Head Laager, Ladysmith, Friday, Feb. Si. The British who were in possession of the kopje at Mo-len's Mo-len's drift abandoned it after a bombardment bom-bardment by Boer cannon and retired across the Tugela river to their former for-mer position. A desultory cannonade is proceeding at the Tugela, but other wise exerythmg is quiet. An armored train made a sortie from Chieveley toward Colensoe and landed 3000 British troops on the right of the, Boer position. The P.oers immediately crossed the river and made an attack with rifles and artillery, forcing the withdrawal of both the train and the troops to Chievely.